Its been about a month since my birthday, an occasion on which i bought some great new music.
i think its been long enough to give a good shot at how good i think they all are.
and im sure you want to know.
its a long post so if you want to cut down, theres three albums featured, if you want to skip ahead for convenience.
PJ HARVEY | A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY
the YEAH YEAH YEAH'S | IT'S BLITZ
CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND | OUTER SOUTH
Pj Harvey & John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By.
They don't come much more classic than PJ Harvey and this album is by no means an exception.
Now i don't proclaim myself by any means a Huge Polly Fan, her albums are notorious for having a few tracks that are a little weird, her songs often don't exactly fit into the pop - easy listening category and often require intense listening, but its something else that always draws me in.
A Woman A Man Walked By is one such album. Debuting with its single 'Black Hearted Love', one doesnt have to look far to appreciate PJ's talent and consistent inconsistency.
if you're a fan; go for it, you'll never look back.
if not, you might find yourself on a pretty weird trip - probably not knowing what to think.
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The Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Its Blitz.
like my old time fav'
Bertie Blackman, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's newbie 'It's Blitz' has gone with the trends of todays music and turned rock into Electro.
I'm not saying this is a bad thing at all - for me it highlights how adaptive a band can be - whilst still maintaining a high level of awesomeness.
It's Blitz is pumped with songs that make you want to crush eggs and dance on the broken shells, then comes the next track and you've come to your senses; but before the next song has begun, you're pashing the person next to you.
its a wild trip.
Karen O's howl is as great as ever, except now its in a place complemented by synthed beats and electro melodies.
a balance of dance anthems, and comparitively slow paced, balladic tunes is exactly what i look for in this type of album.
The Yeah Yeah Yeah's deliver flawlessly.
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I must admit, i bought this album as soon as i identified the lead musician,
Conor Oberst, - Hailed as the next Bob Dylan (insultingly enough while the current one is still alive)
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band | Outer South.
to cut it clean, its a little bit country, its a little bit rock and roll.
its a little bit folkey, and shit I love it!
if you asked my (even if you didn't) i'd tell you that good folk music is hard to come by these days, and its all the sweeter because of it.
Even though you'd probably disagree that its folk at all, my point remains the same.
im not quite sure what the connection is between the mystic valley band and conor oberst is exactly - but i think its great how its not like
CONOR OBERST and the
mystic valley band
even though thats why i bought it, the reality is that the mystic valley band are a great band in their own right. Conor doing most of the singing and (presumably) some of his famous writing, doesnt take over, and if anything - his prescence will shoot them into further popularity.
stand out tracks are : The Air Mattress, Slowly (Oh So Slowly) and Ten Women.
as well as the myspace track 'Nikorette'.
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thats all for today kiddos.
im half way through Little Birdy's amazing new one 'Confetti'. 
it should be done soon.
when i finish that i'll upload some tracks from the other ones here
Coming up also - june 23rd is Regina Spektor's upcoming album - which i am eagerly awaiting.
its gonna be a busy season.
Also, Also, Lucy has been at Lily Allen this weekend, and im sure she's gone and got herself up to no good. hopefully she'll give you the speil.
~Ronan
